Fun at-home activities to save money
We all love going out and doing fun stuff, but those things often cost money, and over time, that can really add up. If your family is trying to save money or if it's just too rainy or cold to go outside, there are still lots of fun things you can do in your own house. You can have fun with your family doing science experiments, making art, cooking yummy foods, or even taking an online tour of somewhere far away.
- Jellyfish Lake in Palau: Visit an island country in the Pacific Ocean from your own house by looking at this tour of Jellyfish Lake. You'll be able to see lots of jellyfish without even getting wet!
- Virtual Dairy Farm Tour: Will-O-Crest Farm: See where the milk you drink comes from by watching a tour of a dairy farm.
- Aquarium Virtual Tour: National Aquarium: See lots of ocean animals up close in this aquarium tour.
- Natural History Tour: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History: Take a walk through the history of plants and animals on Earth in this virtual museum tour.
- Virtual Tour of the Moon: Watch this video from NASA to get an astronaut's view of the moon.
- Yellowstone National Park Virtual Tour: Take this virtual tour to see why Yellowstone is one of the most famous and special national parks.
- San Diego Zoo Koala Cam: Watch hippos, polar bears, penguins, pandas, elephants, apes, and more at the San Diego Zoo.
- Stellarium's Virtual Planetarium: Learn about the stars and planets in the night sky with this virtual planetarium, then go outside on a clear night to look for constellations yourself.
- Boston Children's Museum Tour: The Boston Children's Museum is one of the best children's museums in the country, and you can check it out from your own home.
- Colonial Williamsburg Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Take a walk through the past and see how the people in Colonial Williamsburg lived.
- Make Your Own Coin-Sorting Machine: Create your own machine to sort coins and save them for a fun outing.
- Pine Cone Bird Feeder: Using just a few simple things, you can make a feeder to attract birds to your yard.
- Make Applesauce at Home: You can buy applesauce in a jar, but you can also have fun making your own at home.
- Kids Can Make: Sloppy Joe Sliders: Sloppy joes are yummy for lunch or dinner, and you can work with a grown-up to make them using this recipe.
- Kid-Friendly Recipe for Easy Baked Homemade Mac and Cheese: Everybody loves macaroni and cheese, and this homemade recipe can show you how to make it yourself.
- Five Easy Yoga Poses to Help Improve Your Balance and Stability: Yoga is an easy and fun type of exercise that can help you relax.
- Building a Da Vinci Bridge With Pencils: This engineering activity will show you how to build a bridge out of pencils that can hold a lot of weight.
- Carbon Sugar Snake: Get an adult to help you with this cool science experiment.
- How to Make Your Own Eggshell Chalk: Drawing on the driveway or sidewalk with chalk is fun, but if you don't have any chalk, you can make some yourself using eggshells.
- How to Make a Naked Egg: Can you take the shell off of an egg without making a mess? With science, you can!
- Steel Wool 9-Volt Battery Experiment: You'll want a grown-up to do this experiment that shows how steel can conduct electricity.
- How to Make a Lava Lamp: Try different recipes to make your own lava lamp and see which result you like best.
- Floating Ping Pong Ball Science Experiment: How can you make a ping pong ball float? Find out here!
- Egg in a Bottle Experiment: Can you put a hard-boiled egg inside of a bottle? It looks impossible, but with science, you can.
- Easy Capillary Action Experiment for Kids: See how water moves through plants with this simple activity using paper towels.
- Stick Figure Doodle Brought to Life With Water: Make your own "magic" stick figure and then read the science behind how it works!
- What Do Sugary Drinks Do to Your Teeth? Try this experiment and you might never want to drink soda again!
- Salt Water Experiment: What's the difference between the water in the ocean and the water from your sink? Experiment and find out.
- How to Make a Parachute: Learn how to make a parachute, then take it outside and see how it works.
- Sticky Ice Science Experiment: Can you lift an ice cube using a string? You can when you add a little salt first.